tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post2946914836466086154..comments2016-12-09T11:55:14.577-05:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Info OverloadVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-80751102668680740212013-04-01T19:13:39.997-04:002013-04-01T19:13:39.997-04:00I got rid of my computer after messing up my back ...I got rid of my computer after messing up my back as I felt it was more important to listen to my body and let that limit my efforts. I do use strava on an iphone in my saddlebag or pocket which allows me to see where I went and how fast, but I only look at it after the ride. Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965627917766252437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-37027670083974608132013-03-27T03:55:20.154-04:002013-03-27T03:55:20.154-04:00&quot;Years of experience has resulted in the abil...&quot;Years of experience has resulted in the ability to judge their speed very well.&quot;<br /><br />Years of experience with a speedometer no doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-26007467257684152222013-03-26T15:36:59.690-04:002013-03-26T15:36:59.690-04:00I had a computer but threw it out because all it d...I had a computer but threw it out because all it did was tell me how slow I was going into head winds and how amazingly awesome I was with a tail wind. ;)<br />Allan PollockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62247796190980294842013-03-25T15:34:31.251-04:002013-03-25T15:34:31.251-04:00I used a computer briefly but found it distracting...I used a computer briefly but found it distracting. Since I&#39;m not &quot;training&quot; for anything-- I ride for transportation and pleasure--I don&#39;t need to know my speed in any but the most approximate terms. My rides vary wildly, from three to seventy miles, and I usually get where I&#39;m going ahead of time, as I ride slightly faster than I think I do. That&#39;s fine with me. I enjoy looking at the scenery.<br /><br />If I&#39;m going someplace new I look on a online map to judge how far it is and perhaps choose a route.<br /><br />Once in a while I get lost--as far as you can get lost in a big city whose main roads you know--but it&#39;s always been rewarding so far.Rick Risemberghttp://www.bicyclefixation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1063735209220791632013-03-24T19:36:25.989-04:002013-03-24T19:36:25.989-04:00I have a Cateye and about all I use it for is as a...I have a Cateye and about all I use it for is as a clock. Occasionally use it as a speedometer especially if I&#39;m trying to break the speed limit in our small town ( I want a speeding ticket on a bicycle)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-58480324192231609162013-03-24T17:32:29.404-04:002013-03-24T17:32:29.404-04:00Started riding in &#39;68 with a Lucas &quot;star&...Started riding in &#39;68 with a Lucas &quot;star&quot; odometer (tick,tick,tick) and a Timex watch on a fat Roman leather band (which left a heck of a tan line but matched my sandals) and a logbook. The odometer was munched by the spokes soon after my first DC in &#39;71 and in the interest of helmetless safety was not replaced.<br /><br />Put a Huret Multido belt drive odo on when they appeared in the late 70&#39;s. When ozone got to the belt 4yrs. later. I didn&#39;t feel compelled to replace it.<br /><br />Never saw a need to install a computer. <br /><br />Tried the Mytracks thing. Works great, but sans a solar charging device there are better things to save the phone battery for on a long day or tour.<br /><br />Forward 45 seasons and 193,000 mi. (+ or - 5% I guess) I still am able to enjoy the occasional DC in about the same time I did the first one, while longtime non cycling friends talk about health problems.<br /><br />Cycling is a great lifestyle. Enjoy your ride!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-39680454154339882802013-03-23T16:17:42.813-04:002013-03-23T16:17:42.813-04:00Many years ago the Feldmar Watch Company in Los An...Many years ago the Feldmar Watch Company in Los Angeles-still there, BTW, sold a pocket or stop watch holder for your handlebars.<br />Very handy.<br />Pihl Brownphilcycleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07037641086503534960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-29851401969015807012013-03-23T07:24:45.479-04:002013-03-23T07:24:45.479-04:00I can&#39;t see a GPS without my reading glasses a...I can&#39;t see a GPS without my reading glasses and I am not going to take my reading glasses on a long ride. Here are a few things to ponder along with that: Take a compass. Cue sheets from someone that has ridden the route are safer. Country roads all go somewhere. You make your best riding friends when riding while lost. And finally, a GPS won&#39;t tell you what you really need to know - where there are loose junkyard dogs.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08061519466140647300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-14283379429799418182013-03-22T08:42:49.033-04:002013-03-22T08:42:49.033-04:00Been riding and touring for over 30 years - never ...Been riding and touring for over 30 years - never owned a cycling computer/odometer (pre cycling computer device). <br /><br />I NEVER got lost - but I have often arrived at my intended destination later than expected. Or on occasion I simply arrived at an unexpected destination.<br /><br />I don&#39;t cycle to &quot;work out.&quot; But I always know how fast I&#39;m going - well sort of, kind of. I do know when I&#39;m tired.<br /><br />I hope you continue to enjoy riding &quot;unplugged.&quot;Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466056822830439396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57612774601898170622013-03-21T20:22:20.079-04:002013-03-21T20:22:20.079-04:00Chris Allen,
I bought a Cateye computer when they ...Chris Allen,<br />I bought a Cateye computer when they first came out in the early 80&#39;s. Rode with the thing for about a month before I gave it away. I got tired of knowing how slow I was riding and how far away I was from my destination. Ever since then I only use a simple watch. Best I can tell you is what day it is and how many things I saw along the ride that everybody missed while they were staring at a device. Have yet to see a device that tells you how much fun you are having or how peaceful you feel when you are riding.Chris Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69948022372296826692013-03-21T17:05:57.586-04:002013-03-21T17:05:57.586-04:00My most enjoyable rides have always been without t...My most enjoyable rides have always been without technology of any kind. If I&#39;m riding on a route I know I&#39;ll usually just put my Garmin Forerunner in my jersey pocket and download the the data when I&#39;m finished. That way I have the both of worlds a carefree ride and dat to crunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-42991793573512740382013-03-21T16:10:39.439-04:002013-03-21T16:10:39.439-04:00I bought an old &quot;Tachometer&quot; from the 60...I bought an old &quot;Tachometer&quot; from the 60s. I only need to know how fast I am and how far I&#39;m gone. I got it with zero kilometers from stock and love it!!!<br /><br />Michael from GermanyM.caspar@unitybox.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-34796583608810695072013-03-21T13:38:13.822-04:002013-03-21T13:38:13.822-04:00I don&#39;t have a smart phone, and probably won&#...I don&#39;t have a smart phone, and probably won&#39;t have one in the foreseeable future. I don&#39;t ride far or fast these days, but I do like to track my mileage, just to see how I&#39;m doing from year to year.<br /><br />All my bikes have basic bike computers. But I don&#39;t obsess over them.Janice in GAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642298460152468319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-6115172045399454092013-03-21T13:03:54.368-04:002013-03-21T13:03:54.368-04:00I suppose if you&#39;re training for competition, ...I suppose if you&#39;re training for competition, you would want to keep track of your improvement. Nothing wrong with that, as I&#39;d be doing the same thing. But I gave that up years ago and have cycled just for leisure. I have not used a computer since. I did two around-the-world trips (1996 and 2004), and I left the computer home! From just years of cycling, I can pretty much figure out how far I&#39;ve covered and how fast just by looking at my watch. For me, computers are just too distracting. To each his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-61207398232252093972013-03-21T11:08:53.113-04:002013-03-21T11:08:53.113-04:00I like to focus on the sights, sounds, smells, and...I like to focus on the sights, sounds, smells, and enjoyment of a ride. I do note start and end times, though, and when I get home I measure my route on Google Earth. That way I have an idea of my performance without the distracting paraphernalia.Wes Ewellhttp://www.twofootartist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-73967201070913389052013-03-21T10:48:22.090-04:002013-03-21T10:48:22.090-04:00While some feel like a GPS might be adding to thei...While some feel like a GPS might be adding to their mental load while cycling, I find it greatly reduces mine. I love the ability to turn wherever I please and know that I&#39;m not lost, ever. On non-expert group rides that have a predetermined route, there was often confusion at intersections at to which way to go, and I would just roll along because I always had the route on hand.<br /><br />Cue sheets are also designed by the devil. Have you ever had to follow one made by a lousy leader? The road names may have changed 10 years ago but they didn&#39;t care to update it. Half the time the distances don&#39;t add up. If you took a detour, now your odometer is off the for entire rest of the trip. On organized rides, I find I am frequently directing people where to go when they stop to figure out what they missed in the cues.<br /><br />Heart rate, cadence, and Strava&#39;s &quot;suffer score&quot; are another matter, and one which I don&#39;t currently have any interest in. I like riding, and don&#39;t care about exercise.<br /><br />I do have other gadgets on the bars though. As a type 1 diabetic, I need to know where my sugars are at. It&#39;s a real pain to stop and check my sugar level during a group ride, so instead I use a continuous monitor that wirelessly transmits a reading to a receiver every 5 minutes. I mount that onto my handlebars. This is certainly information overload, but it means I can ride all day and eat and drink as necessary without bonking form running out of sugar. I no longer need to stop to check, and spring for a few minutes to catch up again.GeekGuyAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295251258659270861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48504877615271342192013-03-21T10:43:55.509-04:002013-03-21T10:43:55.509-04:00I&#39;ve gone back and forth. I really prefer jus...I&#39;ve gone back and forth. I really prefer just a map (these days, pretty much, a smart phone) but when I&#39;m doing a ROUTE, a cue sheet and an odometer are nice. I tried, many years ago, to get Cateye interested in producing a tiny odometer/trip odometer-only computer (the head would small enough to be mounted under handlebar wrap), but...no dice.<br /><br />Upshot: I finally decided to buy a wireless computer. Sensor stays on, the head goes in the map section of my front bag along with a cue sheet for when I need it, and otherwise, it stays at home. I also have my phone in a bag pocket in case I get really and truly lost and need the GPS to find my way home.<br /><br />I&#39;m not a monkey. I don&#39;t ride to perform.lawschoolissooverhttp://lawschoolissoover.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-85655418325558069002013-03-21T10:40:44.780-04:002013-03-21T10:40:44.780-04:00Agree. I gave up my computers several years ago. (...Agree. I gave up my computers several years ago. (Age had slowed down my pace anyway.) It is amazing how much I missed being too fixated on a computer.Gunnar Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-59215391198975887482013-03-21T10:33:12.430-04:002013-03-21T10:33:12.430-04:00I ride with a Garmin GPS watch. I tend to split m...I ride with a Garmin GPS watch. I tend to split my rides between fun, rambling rides through the country or single track and race training. I enjoy both for different reasons. But I use that watch for both. For race training, I can use it to keep track of interval timing or heart rate (that&#39;s about as complicated as I get). And when I&#39;m off on a ride for the sake of riding, the computer is easy to ignore since I have to take my hand off the bar and twist my wrist to read anything. I can&#39;t see the face when I&#39;m in any normal riding position, so it&#39;s rarely on my mind when it doesn&#39;t need to be. Best of both worlds, IMO.<br /><br />But, on the other hand, I like data, I&#39;ve always liked measuring things. It&#39;s a pleasure for some people and a useless distraction for others.Josephnoreply@blogger.com